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Canberra arboretum goes green-er, ditching diesel for solar and storage

Sophie Vorrath5 March 2018

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Will the NEG make the energy transition easier or harder?

David Leitch22 February 2018

The ESB needs to go back to the drawing board and have another go at its National Energy Guarantee. They doesn’t understand what a bad solution they have proposed.

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The secret world of Australia’s solar and energy contract prices

Giles Parkinson5 December 20175 December 2017

Around the world, energy auctions have tracked the stunning falls in the cost of solar. But in Australia, auction results are not released, typical of a market that trades...

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AEMC confirms 5-minute settlement to begin in 2021

Giles Parkinson28 November 201728 November 2017

Big win for battery storage in change to market settlement periods that will be introduced .... in four years time.

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ACT eyes electric vehicle target, after ‘nation-leading’ renewables success

Sophie Vorrath26 October 201726 October 2017

Report recommends ACT electric vehicle target to "clearly guide" market, and incentives for EV uptake, in next-round climate policy.

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Investor confidence could be smashed without additional detail

Oliver Yates23 October 201723 October 2017

This plan to provide a plan is almost the worst outcome possible for investment certainty. If more detail doesn't emerge soon, it could be as bad for renewables as...

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Turnbull to rely on state schemes he once rubbished as reckless

Giles Parkinson20 October 201720 October 2017

Anger deepens over politicisation of Energy Security Board and design of National Energy Guarantee that could reinforce dominance of incumbent utilities, stop large scale renewables, maintain status quo and...

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Coalition energy target may require a “go slow” on rooftop solar

Giles Parkinson19 October 201719 October 2017

Energy Security Board forecasts suggest a sharp slow down in rooftop solar deployments to meet its modest renewable energy share. It comes as concerns grow about ESB process and...

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States gobsmacked by lack of detail, research in Turnbull’s NEG

Giles Parkinson18 October 201718 October 2017

States stunned by lack of detail in new energy policy. In a testy phone hook-up they were told all the government had was a press release and an eight-page...

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Impact plans second solar investment fund as Williamsdale opens

Giles Parkinson5 October 20175 October 2017

Impact officially opens Williamsdale solar farm in ACT, and puts together portfolio of solar assets in NSW, Victoria and Queensland for a second solar investment fund.

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ACT tips another $4m into home battery subsidy scheme

Sophie Vorrath20 September 2017

ACT government opens third competitive grants round, in a $4m extension of its home battery storage subsidisation scheme.